No exception for any one team: BCCI

The week-long stalemate between Sahara India and Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) continues with the BCCI expecting the corporate giant to respond positively while making it clear that they will not make exceptions for any one team.

"BCCI's decision has been conveyed to Sahara and the demands have been put in front of the Working Committee," said BCCI President N Srinivasan. "We have responded positively within the framework of its rules but it's not possible to create an exception."

"We will now wait to see Sahara's response," Srinivasan added.

Sahara had demanded a replacement for Yuvraj Singh in their auction purse for the fifth edition of the IPL. Sahara India had last week snapped its sponsorship to Team India and cancelled the ownership of Sahara Pune Warriors after the cricket board turned down its demands.

Srinivasan said that within the framework of the rules, Sahara could get a replacement for Yuvraj but refused to reveal anything more.

"We have put the demands before the Working Committee. I do not believe that this needs to be discussed in a public forum. This is a private discussion," said Srinivasan.

The issue over the Team India sponsorship also remained unresolved. But the BCCI did drop a hint that it won't have trouble looking for new sponsors.

"Position is what it was. We will wait for Sahara's response. BCCI has not lost any money. We have adequate sponsors for the properties we have," said the BCCI president in Chennai.

Other than this, the BCCI president also said that with a view to avoiding debacles abroad, the under-19 and India 'A' teams will be sent on more regular tours abroad to Australia, England, South Africa and West Indies.

"In June, India 'A' will be going to West Indies and the U-19 team team will go to Australia later in the year," he said.

He also believed that no inquiry is necessary for India's eight consecutive Test losses abroad.

"This is the same team that was the toast of India eight months back and the team has started performing well now, so no need of any probe." he said. "I have also said that there is no need to talk of this in the middle of the tour. When the coach and captain come back, we will discuss this."

The BCCI's working committee also rejected the recommendations of the Woolf report concerning the restructuring of the administration of the ICC.

"The working committee was in particular not agreeable to the changes in the structure of the ICC that had been proposed," Srinivasan said. "The ICC doesn't play cricket, members do and we don't have any problems with members."